Childhood were an English rock band, formed in 2010 in Nottingham by South Londoners Ben Romans-Hopcraft and Leo Dobsen while studying at the University of Nottingham.[2]
Childhood | |
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.jpg) Childhood at Rhythms of the World Festival, Hitchin 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nottingham, England[1] |
| Genres | Indie pop, lo-fi, indie rock |
| Years active | 2010-2018 |
| Labels | Marathon Artists / House Anxiety |
| Past members | Ben Romans-Hopcraft Leo Dobsen Jonny Williams Max Danieli-Fantin Thomas "Tomaski" Fiquet Chris O'Driscoll Daniel Ajegbo Daniel Salamons |
The duo first gained attention after uploading a couple of demos online.[3] After recruiting bassist Daniel Salamons and drummer Daniel Ajegbo, the band gigged around Nottingham before signing to Marathon Artists / House Anxiety and released their debut single Blue Velvet in October 2012. Following the departure of Daniel Ajegbo and re-basing themselves in South London, the band recruited Jonny Williams and released second single Solemn Skies on 10 June 2013.[4][5] The single was produced by Rory Attwell, formerly of Test Icicles.[6]
The band released their debut album Lacuna on 11 August 2014. Produced by Dan Carey, the album was preceded by the single Falls Away in June.
On 24 April 2015, the band revealed that Thomas Fiquet was now the band's bass player - despite updating the band's lineup information on their Facebook page, the band never announced or commented on the departure of Daniel Salamons.[7][8]
On 21 July 2017, the band released their second album Universal High. The album was preceded by single 'Californian Light' in April 2017 and second single "Cameo" in June 2017.[9][10] Recorded the previous summer in Atlanta, USA at Maze Studios with Ben H Allen III, the album was less collaborative than their debut, with Romans-Hopcraft admitting that although he "would never call it a solo project" that "for this record, we all tried to collaborate and it never really worked, so it ended up coming from this one funnel – then everyone added their own thing".[11]
The band quietly disbanded in 2018, with Romans-Hopcraft going on to play bass with Insecure Men and Warmduscher.[12] He is also currently working on a new project with Sean Lennon producing.[13]
Original bassist Daniel Salamons continues to work as a session player. The band's second bassist Thomas Fiquet has gone on to join Swim Deep.[14]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Title | Format | Released | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Blue Velvet | Digital 7" vinyl |
19 October 2012 | "Blue Velvet" "Bond Girls" |
| 2013 | Solemn Skies | Digital 10" vinyl |
10 June 2013 | "Solemn Skies" "Semester" "Solemn Skies (Sonic Boom Remix)" |
| 2014 | Falls Away | Digital | 2 June 2014 | "Falls Away" |
| 2017 | Californian Light | Digital | 27 April 2017 | "Californian Light" |
| 2017 | Cameo | Digital | 28 June 2017 | "Cameo" |
Albums
edit| Year | Title | Chart | Released | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lacuna | UK Independent Albums[15] | 12 | 11 August 2014 | Marathon Artists |
| 2017 | Universal High | UK Independent Albums[15] | 13 | 21 July 2017 | Marathon Artists |
Former Members
edit- Ben Romans-Hopcraft – lead vocals, guitar (2010–2018)
- Leo Dobsen – guitar (2010–2018)
- Thomas "Tomaski" Fiquet – bass guitar (2015–2018)
- Max Danieli-Fantin – keyboard, synthesizer, backing vocals (2014–2018)
- Jonny Williams – drums (2013–2018)
- Daniel Ajegbo – drums (2010–2012)
- Chris O'Driscoll – drums (2012–2013)
- Daniel Salamons – bass guitar (2011–2015)
References
edit- ^ "Bmei6RDIYAAiC2r.jpg". pbs.twimg.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Childhood: another great new UK guitar band to watch". The Guardian. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Interview: Childhood - New Music Resource | One for the People". 1forthepeople.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "New Noise: Childhood - Wonderland Magazine - Wonderland Magazine". wonderlandmagazine.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Watch: Childhood Unveil 'Solemn Skies' Video | DIY". thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Radar Band of the Week - Childhood". Nme. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Childhood - Timeline". facebook.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Childhood - About". facebook.com. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Childhood's "Californian Light" Video Is A Love Letter to the People of South London; The Fader". thefader.com. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Childhood Announce New Album 'Universal High'; Clash Magazine". clashmusic.com. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Childhood's 'Universal High' Is a Bittersweet Distillation of This Era". Nosiey.vice.com. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Insecure Men: Insecure Men review – slacker supergroup find redemption in pop | Alexis Petridis' album of the week". TheGuardian.com. 22 February 2018.
- ^ ""It Feels Like a Privilege!" Sean Ono Lennon on Assisting with His Father's Legacy". 17 May 2021.
- ^ ""We'd lost a lot of direction and faith in ourselves..." - Swim Deep talk finding themselves again on new album Emerald Classics".
- ^ a b "Childhood". officialcharts.com. Official Charts. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
